How to use adjectives in French

How to use adjectives in French

You want to learn how to use adjectives in French? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short French lessons complete with useful examples. Big, small, happy, sad... we'll teach you all you need to know about French adjectives.

French adjectives

Adjectives are generally used to describe nouns. Unlike English, adjectives in French are typically placed after the noun. That being said, there is a small number of adjectives in French that do come before the noun, as in English. French adjectives agree with the noun they describe. This means that adjectives that describe a feminine noun have a special form.

Examples

la neige lourde
the heavy snow
la neige douce
the soft snow
la neige froide
the cold snow
la neige blanche
the white snow
la neige mouillée
the wet snow
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There are roughly 77 million native speakers with an additional 50 million who have French as a second language. If you are planning on doing some travelling, learning French would be a great way to make the most of your trip.

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Basic words and phrases in French

Learn to get by in French with these useful words and phrases. We'll begin by learning some basic French phrases which you can use for everyday communication.

Il y a du soleil.
It is sunny.
Quelle température fait-il ?
What is the temperature ?
Il y a du vent.
It is windy.
Il pleut.
It is raining.
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Step 7 : Adjectives in French

Adjectives are used to describe nouns. To get started, we suggest you learn the three French adjectives grand, petit and vieux (big, small, old). Using the nouns livre, chaise and porte (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn to use each adjective with each noun (the big book, the old chair, the small door). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about French adjectives including useful examples. After you've learned to use the adjectives grand, petit and vieux with the nouns livre, chaise and porte you can move on to Step 8 (French Verbs).

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